From Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, an apheretic form of emprinten, enprinten (“to impress; imprint”) (see imprint). Compare Dutch prenten (“to imprint”), Middle Low German prenten (“to print; write”), Danish prente (“to print”), Swedish prenta (“to write German letters”). Compare also Late Old French printer, preindre (“to press”), from Latin premere (“to press”).
Meanings
(not-comparable) Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.
From Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, an apheretic form of emprinten, enprinten (“to impress; imprint”) (see imprint). Compare Dutch prenten (“to imprint”), Middle Low German prenten (“to print; write”), Danish prente (“to print”), Swedish prenta (“to write German letters”). Compare also Late Old French printer, preindre (“to press”), from Latin premere (“to press”).
Meanings
(uncountable) Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.
TV and the Internet haven't killed print.
Three citations are required for each meaning, including one in print.
(uncountable) Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.
Write in print using block letters.
(uncountable) The letters forming the text of a document.
The print is too small for me to read.
(countable) A newspaper.
I spent my second quarter-century
Losing what I had learnt at university
And refusing to take in what had happened since.
Now I know none of the names in the public prints […] 1978, Philip Larkin, The Winter Palace:
(countable, uncountable) A visible impression on a surface.
Using a crayon, the girl made a print of the leaf under the page.
(countable, uncountable) A fingerprint.
Did the police find any prints at the scene?
(countable, uncountable) A footprint.
(countable, uncountable) A picture that was created in multiple copies by printing.
An old print was discovered some time ago in an arch at Waterloo Dock Goods Station[,] Liverpool, in use as a backing on which to write time sheets. 1957 August 14, “Notes and News: Tithebarn Street Station, Liverpool”, in Railway Magazine, page 589:
(countable, uncountable) A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.
(countable, uncountable) A copy of a film that can be projected.
(countable, uncountable) Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it.
The poor are very unreasonable; a kind look and word often go farther in winning upon their affection than even a piece of coarse flannel, or a remnant of dark print. 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, pages 20–21:
(countable, uncountable) A plaster cast in bas relief.
(countable, uncountable) A datum.
The reference index is calculated using monthly CPI prints but with a lag of between two and three months. 2023, Ilia Bouchouev, Virtual Barrels : Quantitative Trading in the Oil Market, Springer, →ISBN, page 150:
(countable, uncountable) A pattern or design.
Many designers consider leopard print rugs and carpeting to be classic floor coverings whose popularity spans centuries and continents. 2013, Boles, Jennifer, The peak of chic, New York : Clarkson Potter, page 117:
(Ireland, UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable) A pat of butter, especially one pressed with a die.
A nice half griddle of whole-meal bread and a print of fresh butter were now produced, and Molly helped the mistress with her own hands. 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 380:
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cursive (antonym(s) of “writing without connected letters”)
sco prent (photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative) · fi teksti (letters forming the text of a document) · de Druck (visual art: picture created in multiple copies by printing) · bg следа (visible impression on a surface) · mi mātātuhi (visual art: picture created in multiple copies by printing) · ga prionta (visible impression on a surface) · fr imprimé (books and other printed material as a medium) · sv avtryck (visible impression on a surface) · bg шрифт (letters forming the text of a document) · ru отпеча́ток (visible impression on a surface) · cy print (letters forming the text of a document) · hu papírkép (photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative) · fr estampe (visual art: picture created in multiple copies by printing) · hu kópia (motion pictures: copy of a film) · fi painokangas (cloth that has a pattern printed on it) · hu nyomat (visual art: picture created in multiple copies by printing) · sl grafika (visual art: picture created in multiple copies by printing) · bg отпечатък (photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative) · bg отпечатък (visible impression on a surface) · cy print (books and other printed material as a medium) · cy print (motion pictures: copy of a film) · sco prent (books and other printed material as a medium) · hu nyom (visible impression on a surface) · pl odbitka (photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative) · fi vedos (photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative) · ru шрифт (letters forming the text of a document) · sv tryck (cloth that has a pattern printed on it) · de Abdruck (visible impression on a surface) · hu nyomott szövet (cloth that has a pattern printed on it) · hu lenyomat (visible impression on a surface) · hu nyomtatott mintás szövet (cloth that has a pattern printed on it) · fi vedos (visual art: picture created in multiple copies by printing) · cy print (clear handwriting without connected letters) · fi printti (books and other printed material as a medium) · de Schrift (letters forming the text of a document) · ru печа́ть (books and other printed material as a medium) · fi painettu media (books and other printed material as a medium) · hu nyomtatás (books and other printed material as a medium) · ca empremta (visible impression on a surface) · fi präntti (letters forming the text of a document) · fi tekstaus (clear handwriting without connected letters) · sco prent (letters forming the text of a document) · ota باصمه (books and other printed material as a medium) · cy print (cloth that has a pattern printed on it) · bg щампа (visual art: picture created in multiple copies by printing) · kk эстамп (visual art: picture created in multiple copies by printing) · de Kopie (motion pictures: copy of a film) · hu betű (letters forming the text of a document) · cmn 版畫 /版画 (visual art: picture created in multiple copies by printing) · hu nyomtatott szöveg (books and other printed material as a medium) · cy print (photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative) · fr empreinte (visible impression on a surface) · hu nyomtatott betűs írás (clear handwriting without connected letters) · mi kāone (cloth that has a pattern printed on it) · sco prent (visible impression on a surface) · nl afdruk (visible impression on a surface) · bg печат (books and other printed material as a medium) · hu szöveg (letters forming the text of a document) · bg щампа (cloth that has a pattern printed on it) · bg копие (motion pictures: copy of a film) · fi jälki (visible impression on a surface) · de Abzug (photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative) · uk друк (books and other printed material as a medium) · es estampado (a pattern or design) · mi mātātuhi (books and other printed material as a medium) · hu nagyítás (photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative) · es imprenta (clear handwriting without connected letters) · fi kopio (motion pictures: copy of a film) · mi mātātuhi (visible impression on a surface) · it impronta (visible impression on a surface) · fi kuva (visible impression on a surface) · fi elokuvakopio (motion pictures: copy of a film) · sco prent (clear handwriting without connected letters) · no avtrykk (visible impression on a surface) · de Druckschrift (clear handwriting without connected letters) · fi printtimedia (books and other printed material as a medium)
From Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, an apheretic form of emprinten, enprinten (“to impress; imprint”) (see imprint). Compare Dutch prenten (“to imprint”), Middle Low German prenten (“to print; write”), Danish prente (“to print”), Swedish prenta (“to write German letters”). Compare also Late Old French printer, preindre (“to press”), from Latin premere (“to press”).
Meanings
(transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine.
Two years on, and while the Sultan of Slowjamastan has instigated more than a few bizarre laws (he’s outlawed the wearing of Crocs, for example), the Republic also has all the trappings of a fledgling nation-state. It issues its own passports, flies its own flag, prints its own currency (“the duble”), and has a national anthem that’s played on state occasions. 2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN:
Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines.
To produce a microchip (an integrated circuit) in a process resembling the printing of an image.
The circuitry is printed onto the semiconductor surface.
(ambitransitive) To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.
I'm only in grade 2, so I only know how to print.
Print your name here and sign below.
(ambitransitive) To publish in a book, newspaper, etc.
How could they print an unfounded rumour like that?
From the moment he prints, he must expect to hear no more truth. 1716, Alexander Pope, The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Preface:
(transitive) To stamp or impress (something) with coloured figures or patterns.
to print calico
(transitive) To fix or impress, as a stamp, mark, character, idea, etc., into or upon something.
some footsteps printed in the clay 1701, Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon, Silenus:
Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint, / Which in that field young Edward's sword did print. 1629, Sir John Beaumont, Bosworth Field:
A look will print a thought that never may remove. c. 1547?, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, Description of the Fickel Affections, Pangs, and Slights of Love:
(transitive) To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.
Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode, / That scarcely prints the turf on which he trod. 1697, Virgil, “Palamon and Arcite”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
(intransitive, slang) To inadequately conceal a weapon such that its outline or imprint is visible on the person wearing it.
(transitive) To display a string on the terminal.
However, when you print the string you can see only 11 characters (c, a, r, ', s,, w, h, e, e, l). 2010, Chuck Easttom, Advanced JavaScript, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 217:
On the RHS side we write the current date to the variable date and print it to the terminal window, followed by the string "Chris coming home...." . 2015, Othmar Kyas, How To Smart Home: A Step by Step Guide to Your Personal Internet of Things, Key Concept Press, →ISBN:
(ambitransitive) To produce an observable value.
On March 16, 2020, the S&P printed at 2,386.13, one of the worst drops in history.
(transitive) To fingerprint (a person).
Maybe we'll get lucky; maybe he was printed for some minor infraction in some backwater town. 1998, Eric Lustbader, Pale Saint, page 24:
hu kiír (computing: to display a string on the terminal) · alt базар (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · tg нашр кардан (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · th พิมพ์ (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · es emprimir (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · nrf împrînmer (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ky басып чыгаруу (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ga clóbhuail (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · cs tisknout (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · he הִדְפִּיס (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · hu nyomtatottan ír (to write clearly) · lt spausdinti (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · cy printio (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · de in Druckschrift schreiben (to write clearly) · pl wydrukować (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · sv texta (to write clearly) · bg печа́там (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · tl iprint (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · sco prent (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ist stanpà (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · hi छापना (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · it stampare (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ks شایع کَرُن (to publish in a book, newspaper, etc.) · vo bükön (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · tr basmak (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · sh štȃmpati (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · da udskrive (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · fi printata (computing: to display a string on the terminal) · om maxxansuu (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ca imprimir (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ru писа́ть печа́тными бу́квами (to write clearly) · be надрукава́ць (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · io imprimar (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · es impremir (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · hu nyomtat (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · lmo stampà (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · gd sgrìobh mar chlò (to write clearly) · ko 인쇄하다 (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · mk печати (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · gu છાપવું (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · gl imprimir (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · la imprimō (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ar طَبَعَ (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ru печа́тать (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · nb trykke (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · nl in drukletters schrijven (to write clearly) · cy printio (to write clearly) · cmn 印 (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · de drucken (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · sh ти̏скати (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · hy տպել (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · mi tā (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · vec stanpar (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · nl afdrukken (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · lv drukāt (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ks چھاپُن (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · fa چاپ زدن (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · lt išspausdinti (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · az çap etmək (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ur چھاپنا (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · sk tlačiť (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · hu kiad (to publish in a book, newspaper, etc.) · cmn 印刷 (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · vi in (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · fi painaa (to stamp or impress with coloured figures or patterns) · fr imprimer (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · tt бастырырга (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · sl tiskati (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · mn хэвлэх (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · da printe (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ru напеча́тать (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · eo presi (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · sh шта̑мпати (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · tg чоп кардан (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · bn ছাপা (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · fi tekstata (to write clearly) · yi דרוקן (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · alt кепке базар (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · bg печатам (to publish in a book, newspaper, etc.) · tr yazdırmak (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · nl drukken (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · cy argraffu (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · uz chop etmoq (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · hu nyom (to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure) · hu pecsétel (to stamp or impress with coloured figures or patterns) · sl natisniti (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ks چھاپُن (to publish in a book, newspaper, etc.) · sh tȉskati (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · et trükkima (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · gd clò-bhuail (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · uk друкува́ти (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ms cetak (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · pl drukować (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · my ပုံနှိပ် (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · uk надрукува́ти (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · he הדפיס (computing: to display a string on the terminal) · de ausdrucken (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ba баҫтырыу (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · km បោះពុម្ព (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · fo prenta (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · mi perehi (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · pt imprimir (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ka ბეჭდავს (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · nl printen (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · be друкава́ць (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · it scrivere in stampatello (to write clearly) · bg пиша с печатни букви (to write clearly) · sv trycka (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · fi painaa (to produce an integrated circuit in a process resembling the printing) · kk басып шығару (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · alt бастырар (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · sq shtyp (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ro imprima (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · vi chư in (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · az basmaq (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · th ตีพิมพ์ (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · tk çap etmek (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ja 印刷する (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · hu nyomtatott betűkkel ír (to write clearly) · uz nashr etmoq (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · pl pisać drukowanymi literami (to write clearly) · fi tulostaa (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · ug باسماق (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · vo litodön (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · fi painaa (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · oc imprimir (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · es imprimir (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · bg принтирам (computing: to display a string on the terminal) · fi painaa (to publish in a book, newspaper, etc.) · de drucken (to write clearly) · fi painaa (to fix or impress, into or upon something) · kk басу (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · uz bosmoq (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · fa چاپ کردن (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · is prenta (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · lv izdrukāt (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine) · bg правя отпечатък (to make an impression or mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure) · yue 印 (to produce a copy of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine)